Academies

End of advisory boards leaves civil servants with ‘monopoly on wisdom’

Ministers axe regional director meetings as analysis shows some 'have essentially ceased to exist'

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Jack Dyson
School improvement

Trust bosses to lead DfE KS3 alliance

MAT chiefs selected to spearhead Labour's bid to make pupils' transition into secondary less 'challenging'

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Jack Dyson
Schools

£100m English hubs had ‘substantial’ impact, researchers say

Evaluation finds school-led scheme boosted pupils’ outcomes and 'broader literacy'

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Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust to make big cuts after falling £500k into the red

MAT plans curriculum and staffing 'remodelling' and reductions to central support as it eyes savings over £3m

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Jack Dyson
Politics

Beer raises a glass to 11 years at DfE

Longest-serving regional director is retiring

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Jack Dyson
School improvement

DfE advisers RISE to the challenge (269 miles away)

One in 10 schools in school improvement programme have been paired with advisers based in different parts of the...

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Jack Dyson
Schools white paper

Funding and leadership questions over new area ‘missions’

Bid to improve north east and coastal schools risks 'becoming symbolic rather than structural', ministers told

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Jack Dyson
Behaviour

Off-rolling curbs welcomed, but warnings over ‘gaps in data’

Ministers plan to tighten up scrutiny of pupil moves - and to interrogate leaders suspected of off-rolling

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Jack Dyson
Schools white paper

Clarity sought as trust growth funding ‘absent’ from white paper

Ministers want all schools in trusts, but cut funding for expanding trusts last year

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Jack Dyson